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Culture Niigata Festival 2025 Aug 8th - Aug 10th The Niigata Festival is one of the biggest attraction in the region, and it's well earned! It goes for three days on the f..
Culture Hanagasa Matsuri 2025 Aug 5th - Aug 7th Hanagasa Matsuri is a dance festival which originiated in Obanazawa but is now celebrated across Yamagata every summer.
Culture The Language of Sumo Sleiman Azizi A simple guide to sumo vocabulary including wrestler terms, ring information, refereeing pronouncements and judges decisions.
Culture Wara Art Festival 2025 Late Oct Straw dinosaurs on display at Niigata City's Nishikan Ward, Uwasekigata Park
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Language Konnichiwa & Sayonara in Japan Firas Bessadok Video showing how Japanese people pronounce "Konnichiwa" and "Sayonara" in three different regions of Japan.